Cut to the Chase/A Biography With a face of stone and a mind that engineered breathtakingly intricate moments of slapstick, Keaton has become an icon of the American cinema. This definitive biography, a startling and moving account of the troubled life of a cinematic genius, explores his often brutal childhood acting experiences, his life-threatening alcoholism, and his turbulent marriages. 51 photos. ...

The New Zealand-born, Australian-bred Crowe has attracted controversy with his high-profile love affairs, his open hostility toward the American news media, and his all-around eccentricity. This biography traces his career from rock 'n roller to Australian stage, film, and TV actor, to Hollywood star.
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Filled with rare photos from the author's own collection, this is the story of a Hollywood moppet turned teacher, writer, public speaker, emcee, wife, mother, grandmother, and what she learned along the way! ...

Although not an autobiography in the usual sense, in this personal book, actor Gene Wilder selects the most personal events in his life--ones that have led him to an understanding of the art of acting, and of how to give and receive the love of a woman. ...

1909. Illustrated. Wilstach, a contemporary of the actor Richard Mansfield, lionizes the man in this study of his life. He writes in the preface: This work was undertaken with the intention of making a permanent record of the events and achievements of Richard Mansfield's life and of presenting through them the personal side of his large and complex character as he revealed it to his intimates. The narrative is based first of all on the ...

Chasing After Zoro by Britt Lomond is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the beloved Walt Disney's Zorro television series. During the original thirteen episodes, Britt Lomond played the character of Capitan Monastario, Zorro's most despicable, and loved, villain. To this day, many Zorro fans believe Monastario was the benchmark to which all future Zorro villains had to measure up. Chasing After Zorro will appeal to Zorro fans as well as ...

From the award-winning screenwriter and director comes a collection of irreverent and hilarious rants on the absurdity of just about everything. ...

It is no exaggeration to say that without Sid Caesar, life in America would have been a lot less funny. He was the star and guiding force behind Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, two of the most innovative programs in the Golden Age of Television, and the writers and stars of those shows went on to create the plays, movies, and sitcoms that we now think of as classic American comedy. So many of our greatest comedy writers-Carl Reiner, Mel ...

Neal has also worked tirelessly for charity during his career, and now in his ninety-sixth year has retired to East Anglia with his wife Julia. He is without doubt the fittest man of his age in Britain, fully involved in village life and still regularly enjoying a round of golf. ...

Charlotte Charke's father, Colley Cibber, was one of the eighteenth-century's great actor/playwrights--and it was thought that the comedically gifted young Charlotte would follow in his footsteps at the legendary Drury Lane. However, Charlotte's habit of wearing men's clothes off stage as well as on, proved an obstacle to her career. Kathryn Shevelow re-creates Charlotte's downfall from the heights of London's theatrical world to its lascivious ...